Lecturer in Int'l Development @UofGSPS | PI @ProjectUnruly @UNIGEnews | Critical IR, Statehood, Urban Stuff, Photo, Political Violence #DRCongo#IvoryCoast
I just wrote a think piece on Tanya Zack's latest book: The Chaos District. Take a look 🔽
" But chaos there is. And it may not be where we think it is.
First, there is chaos in government responses to the rise and renewal of Jeppe. One that embraces police violence ...
In Johannesburg’s Jeppe precinct, what looks like disorder is in fact a dense, transnational system of trade, labor, and survival at the heart of the global economy. https://t.co/2BVcSpBGTX
@LeFigaroTV@adeguigne What she fails to mention is the Usine Sports Clubs are very exclusive, luxury gym clubs in Paris and Geneva... not exactly factory life...
...harassment, neglect, and erasure. [...]
And then, there is chaos in the mind.
The migrant communities that populate the book struggle with the psychological pain of leading dislocated lives; lives that they attach to everywhere, but that really belong nowhere.
I just wrote a think piece on Tanya Zack's latest book: The Chaos District. Take a look 🔽
" But chaos there is. And it may not be where we think it is.
First, there is chaos in government responses to the rise and renewal of Jeppe. One that embraces police violence ...
In Johannesburg’s Jeppe precinct, what looks like disorder is in fact a dense, transnational system of trade, labor, and survival at the heart of the global economy. https://t.co/2BVcSpBGTX
🚨 Le saviez-vous ?
La #CNDH en #RDC risque de perdre son statut A international d’ici 2026, faute d’indépendance et de transparence.
Cette rétrogradation pourrait affaiblir davantage sa voix et limiter la protection des droits pour tous les Congolais.
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In less than a month the African #cities magazine will be released. This sixth edition is around public spaces with many insightful contributions from different perspectives. Be ready to discover innovative research pieces and projects from inspiring changemakers.
📸✨ New on our website: Explore the Visual Ethnography section of the #UnrulySpaces project!
A new curated photo gallery brings you closer to the textures, rhythms & politics of everyday life in Kinshasa & Abidjan. Four thematic series now online.⬇️
https://t.co/OM1Ud9vEmS
🆕✨ We've updated our Resources section!
Dive into a curated selection of artworks, tributes, and playlists that inspire and challenge how we think about African cities, memory, and imagination.
🎨📚🎧 Explore the new entries now →https://t.co/UTK5XOnevI
Our project website is now updated with news, events and photographic material from fieldwork 📰📸🇨🇩🇨🇮. Check out the new tabs, and keep updated on what our colleagues in the team have been up to 🤩
Today's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔
Kinshasa 🔽
Un grand merci à nos collègues de Kinshasa et Abidjan, ainsi qu'au @fns_ch et aux Ambassades de Suisse dans les deux villes pour leur particpation.
L'équipe @ProjectUnruly est très heureuse d'avoir oganisé 2 Ateliers de Restitution et expos photo, à Abidjan & Kinshasa les 23 mai et 12 juin derniers. Plus de 80 particpants nous ont rejoint dans les deux villes, y compris nos interlocuteur-ices privilegié-es.
Abidjan 🔽
L’ambassade🇨🇭a eu le plaisir de participer à la restitution du projet ‘Unruly Spaces’ à @univ_cath_congo. Financé par le @fns_ch, ce projet réunit des chercheur•euses de différentes universités 🇨🇭🇨🇩🇨🇮🇩🇰🇧🇪 et explore la transformation des espaces publics à #Kinshasa et #Abidjan.
L’ambassade🇨🇭a eu le plaisir de participer à la restitution du projet ‘Unruly Spaces’ à @univ_cath_congo. Financé par le @fns_ch, ce projet réunit des chercheur•euses de différentes universités 🇨🇭🇨🇩🇨🇮🇩🇰🇧🇪 et explore la transformation des espaces publics à #Kinshasa et #Abidjan.
"How can the colonial archives challenge the post-colonial politics of erasing imperial violence and contribute to decolonial futures?"
Check out Charlotte Mertens & Stéphanie Perazzone's article in our latest issue!
👉 https://t.co/dTfEsfLC7E
🎉 Vol 51(2) is out!🎉
This issue includes TEN research articles. The articles are all free to read this month, so be sure to take a look and enjoy 👇
📚Read Here ➡️ https://t.co/Wl65QrbPRP